I completely forgot yesterday that it was the 80th post since I started writing the blog. Life has changed in a way `quite dramatically` since then. I moved countries, well came back to London from an extended holiday, which never meant to be a holiday but time off to work on the thesis. I have lost the privacy of The House with The Garden and still getting used to the idea of sharing a room which is strangely enough seems to be quite fun on its very own ways. I also became a voluntary part-time inner city missionary, which involves a lot of playing and singing with little ones. I am also reviving and improving Vondores through the thesis in a very complicated way, which is in its complexity actually quite simple.
I just had a bottle of Marks & Spencer chocolate mousse base I found in the cupboard from the days when I was able to afford things like that. (Well, this one actually came through a free coupon, when they launched the product.) But I am also learning since my return to England that blessings can come in any shape and size from a pancake to a massive Sainsbury’s shopping. Yesterday morning for example I bumped into a friend who offered me a Custard Tart from his bag on The Highway. How fun is that!
Anyway, I really wanted to write a longer and more theoretical piece about the Art of Tailoring yesterday, but I fall asleep as usual with my hand on the keyboard leaving long lines of p`s and k`s as a reminder by the time I woke up. I crashed a lot earlier than usual, but managed to post before there was no way back but forward and sleep until 7am this morning.
Tailoring is not only about making garments but having a relationship with the client. Good customer service is essential and finding the right waves of communication. The understanding of the personal consciousness about body shapes, the intimacy of sharing worries and the fluctuating levels of wills and wants is a delicacy of the trade. That is what I love in meeting clients, talking through the initial ideas and looking at their inspiration over a coffee or a cup of tea. Getting to know the person behind the occasion they need the dress for. Asking questions and sharing stories, listening and taking a step back at the right time and encouraging the moving forward in a natural flow. I had a meeting a couple of weeks ago, which really fascinated me. The wedding is based on hiring people through recommendations by friends. I love this idea. That is how Vondores came to the picture from a dear alumna from MA.
I also love the fittings, shaping the material at the right places to make it even more personal to the wearer. Constructing and deconstructing are both elementary parts of the process. As every single body is shaped differently, made-to-measure tailoring creates a uniquely fitted outer cover complementing the inner beauty of the fundaments of creation. Thus, as we go along with the idea of standard sizes and factory fitted everydays travelling through years after years in our wardrobes, it is a tranquil beauty in itself to rest for treasured moments at the island of made-to-measure.
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